According to Compromís, the start of the preliminary public consultation for the SUMP, only two months before the current extension expires, demonstrates the local government's lack of work over the past three years. This situation, they state, will necessitate a new extension of the document, which is mandatory within the city's General Plan.
The coalition recalls that the municipal government was fully aware that the SUMP was expiring on December 31, 2024. However, it did not initiate its update and opted for an eighteen-month extension, until June 2026. Now, just a few months before this extension ends, the start of the public consultation is announced, an initial step that shows the process is late and unlikely to be completed within the established deadlines.
“"The Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan is late and poorly managed. They knew it expired in December 2024, they didn't lift a finger, they approved an eighteen-month extension, and now, two months before it ends, they are starting the procedures after a year of doing nothing."
Furthermore, Compromís criticizes that, while the government has delayed the drafting of the new plan, it has dismantled key elements of the sustainable mobility model envisioned in the current SUMP. In this regard, they point out that promoting cycling was one of the plan's central pillars and denounce that bike lanes have been eliminated and infrastructures like the north-south cycling axis have been weakened.
For the coalition, this situation highlights the municipal government's lack of involvement and planning in sustainable mobility. Compromís warns that, when the drafting of the new SUMP begins, they will demand the reinstatement of eliminated bike lanes and ensure that the future plan does not represent a setback in the city model.
